The Viking Sagas

Name: The Viking Sagas
Director: Ashley Gething
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2011
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Janina Ramirez, Sigurdur Atlason, Vilborg Davíðsdóttir, Benedikt Erlingsson, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

5.3/10

2011

0h 59m

Documentary

History

Overview

Dr Janina Ramirez travels across glaciers and through the lava fields of Iceland to find out about one of the most compelling of the great Viking stories - the Laxdaela Saga. This hour-long film explores how the unique literary achievements of the Saga writers were possible at a time of such immense cultural, political and religious upheaval.